Teams & Riders Everybody needs a little bit of Roglstomp in their lives

[CyclistAbi]

Melania is still in the race, though.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

He‘s already out of that race because he‘s Slovenian.

They don't have democrats in Slovenia?

 

[Rackham]

If becoming president of the US of A gives him access to Area 51 & its secrets, I'm all for it.

He needs something to fight those aliens next year.

 

[CyclistAbi]

So no Rogla and Pogi in the Olympics selection. Talented nation.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Training indoors only?

Were gonna need the exact timelines of 21, 22 and 24 to compare here

Only one month before the Tour Vingo ended his Mallorca 1 w/kg rides (where fat amateurs were overtaking him and bullying into photos) and look what happened. Believe in miracles, Rogla still has time.

 

[Rackham]

Na afwezigheid in Tour ook geen Vuelta voor Jordi Meeus: "Maar niet eerlijk om ploeg schuld te geven"

Jordi Meeus zegevierde maandag in de Tour de Wallonie. De Belgische renner zette de massasprint naar zijn hand na een chaotische eindfase. Voor Meeus is het zijn tweede zege van het seizoen. “Ik was graag bij de Tour geweest”, vertelde hij na afloop aan DirectVelo. “Het was een nerveuze dag. Er...

www.wielerflits.nl

Article about Jordi Meeus with this little titbit about the Vuelta:

No Vuelta
Meeus had only one victory this season and was not allowed to go to the Tour de France. Was this a victory for revenge? "They quickly communicated that I wouldn't be going. That's not a problem in itself. I didn't really push to go. I have to admit that when I saw the presentation of the teams and the first sprint, I would have loved to have been there." The Vuelta is not on the calendar either. His team wants to focus on the general classification with Primoz Roglic.

 

[Gargamel35]

He just needs to get his hands on what Jonas was getting before TdF. No problem.

 

[Rackham]

He just needs to get his hands on what Jonas was getting before TdF. No problem.

That would be serious overkill. He doesn't need to finish 13 minutes ahead of Almeida to win the Vuelta.

13 seconds would do.

 

[acm]

Ralph Denk: "Of course, the tour did not unfold according to our wishes, but an accident happened. We are not disappointed with Primož. Our sport consists of many risks. If you wanted to have a 100% profitable investment, you would buy a property in Nice. This is not the case in cycling. It would be something else if an expensive cyclist like Primož Roglič was in bad shape and didn't fight. But it wasn't like that. He was strong, but an accident happened." Denk also asserted that this time's failure in the team will not have any consequences for the team in the future. "We are still putting all our efforts into making the team even stronger, so that Primož will have even better support in the future. He has already proven many times that he knows how to bounce back after disappointment. Even now, he is already in our rehabilitation center in Salzburg and is already gaining momentum and looking towards his next goals. It might also be the Vuelta, but we can't talk about that yet."

Source: https://www.dnevnik.si/1043054708

 

[Valv.Piti]

No point in not doing the Vuelta unless still really injured. Im certain he will be there, question is at what level

 

[AmRacer]

No point in not doing the Vuelta unless still really injured. Im certain he will be there, question is at what level

Tadej and Jonas won't be there, probably not Remco either. So Roglic should win, even if he isn't a his best.

 

[red_flanders]

Will the democrats take Roglic out of the race too?

He’ll take himself out.

 

[CyclistAbi]

He’ll take himself out.

Just to make sure, this time you are talking about Roglič?

 

[Froome]

Just to make sure, this time you are talking about Roglič?

I don't want to see Roglic retiring before using the air bags @CyclistAbi wants him to use.

 

[Gargamel35]

He should just to go Vuelta, build his form there, get a small advantage and then crash into a tapas stand by the road on the last stage. I think everybody would love it.

 

[CyclistAbi]

@Gargamel35

Rogla already did that in his famous No risk, No glory! series. IMHO it would be hard to match that. How about if this time to avoid the tapas stand?

Now that would indeed be funny.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Paris-Nice
POULIDOR Raymond age of 36 years and 336 days won in 1973.

Tirreno-Adriatico
ZOETEMELK Joop age of 38 years and 100 days won in 1985.

Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
VALVERDE Alejandro age of 37 years and 334 days won in 2018.

Itzulia Basque Country
HORNER Chris age of 38 years and 169 days won in 2010.

Tour de Romandie
THOMAS Geraint age of 34 years and 342 days won in 2021.

Critérium du Dauphiné
PORTE Richie age of 36 years and 127 days won in 2021.

Tour de Suisse
LEIPHEIMER Levi age of 37 years and 238 days won in 2011.

Tour de France
LAMBOT Firmin age of 36 years and 131 days won in 1922.

Giro d'Italia
MAGNI Fiorenzo age of 34 years and 180 days won in 1955.

La Vuelta ciclista a España
HORNER Chris age of 41 years and 327 days won in 2013.

Lets beat each and every record from this list, becoming GOAT age cyclist! Long live the king!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Paris-Nice
POULIDOR Raymond age of 36 years and 336 days won in 1973.

Tirreno-Adriatico
ZOETEMELK Joop age of 38 years and 100 days won in 1985.

Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
VALVERDE Alejandro age of 37 years and 334 days won in 2018.

Itzulia Basque Country
HORNER Chris age of 38 years and 169 days won in 2010.

Tour de Romandie
THOMAS Geraint age of 34 years and 342 days won in 2021.

Critérium du Dauphiné
PORTE Richie age of 36 years and 127 days won in 2021.

Tour de Suisse
LEIPHEIMER Levi age of 37 years and 238 days won in 2011.

Tour de France
LAMBOT Firmin age of 36 years and 131 days won in 1922.

Giro d'Italia
MAGNI Fiorenzo age of 34 years and 180 days won in 1955.

La Vuelta ciclista a España
HORNER Chris age of 41 years and 327 days won in 2013.

Lets beat each and every record from this list, becoming GOAT age cyclist! Long live the king!

If Roglič wins the 2032 Vuelta, I will delete my account on this forum (if it still exists by then)

 

[CyclistAbi]

If Roglič wins the 2032 Vuelta, I will delete my account on this forum (if it still exists by then)

Smart. Choosing the one to be able to witness them all, before riding into the sunset with Rogla and by his side.

True fan.

 

[acm]

Paris-Nice
POULIDOR Raymond age of 36 years and 336 days won in 1973.

Tirreno-Adriatico
ZOETEMELK Joop age of 38 years and 100 days won in 1985.

Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
VALVERDE Alejandro age of 37 years and 334 days won in 2018.

Itzulia Basque Country
HORNER Chris age of 38 years and 169 days won in 2010.

Tour de Romandie
THOMAS Geraint age of 34 years and 342 days won in 2021.

Critérium du Dauphiné
PORTE Richie age of 36 years and 127 days won in 2021.

Tour de Suisse
LEIPHEIMER Levi age of 37 years and 238 days won in 2011.

Tour de France
LAMBOT Firmin age of 36 years and 131 days won in 1922.

Giro d'Italia
MAGNI Fiorenzo age of 34 years and 180 days won in 1955.

La Vuelta ciclista a España
HORNER Chris age of 41 years and 327 days won in 2013.

Lets beat each and every record from this list, becoming GOAT age cyclist! Long live the king!

Beating all these records > beating all Merckx records

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If Roglič wins the 2032 Vuelta, I will delete my account on this forum (if it still exists by then)

So will I, if I still exist by then.

 

[Taxus4a]

Tadej and Jonas won't be there, probably not Remco either. So Roglic should win, even if he isn't a his best.

I dont think so. I think he is the best of the rest, but not clearly, he need to be at his best like past year and even in that situation is not so clear. Think that Thomas was close to beat him at the Giro.

He beated Carapaz at la Vuelta by just 24 seconds, and he put 49 s. at the only ITT of the race. At the mountains, Carapaz was better.

And about his current injuries...as he didnt broke anything I though it wanst so important..but to be ready for le Tour and make half le Tour is the best preparation for la Vuelta, except you have long time out of the bike, but I think he just stopped a few days. The work was done, so he just has to train hard 2 weeks to be ready again.
Hope he recover soon, and stay at la Vuelta, as maximun favourite.

 

[Rackham]

I dont think so. I think he is the best of the rest, but not clearly, he need to be at his best like past year and even in that situation is not so clear. Think that Thomas was close to beat him at the Giro.

He beated Carapaz at la Vuelta by just 24 seconds, and he put 49 s. at the only ITT of the race. At the mountains, Carapaz was better.

The Vuelta 2020 was atypical because he was held late October & Rog was cooked by then. He was out of energy.

If all goes well & he can train properly soon enough, then this 2024 Tour DNF could theoretically be similar to the 2021 season where he won the Olympic ITT gold a month after pulling out of the Tour & then went on to dominate the Vuelta with a 4+ minutes lead over Mas.

I mean evidently IMO if the Rog of stage 11 in this TdF (Le Lorian) shows up in Spain next month, he'll have a real good chance of winning GC - even against Yates & Almeida who I'm sure will be the biggest threats.

 

[Taxus4a]

The Vuelta 2020 was atypical because he was held late October & Rog was cooked by then. He was out of energy.

If all goes well & he can train properly soon enough, then this 2024 Tour DNF could theoretically be similar to the 2021 season where he won the Olympic ITT gold a month after pulling out of the Tour & then went on to dominate the Vuelta with a 4+ minutes lead over Mas.

I mean evidently IMO if the Rog of stage 11 in this TdF (Le Lorian) shows up in Spain next month, he'll have a real good chance of winning GC - even against Yates & Almeida who I'm sure will be the biggest threats.

I dont know if he was cooked, maybe you are right, but it was his best year and he came to la Vuelta after to win Liege.

Carapaz had a similar season and rode le Tour as well.

 

[Rackham]

I dont know if he was cooked, maybe you are right, but it was his best year and he came to la Vuelta after to win Liege.

Carapaz had a similar season and rode le Tour as well.

Carapaz rode the Tour 2020 without riding GC. That's a huge difference versus what Rog did versus Pog. The energy & physical demands was completely different.

Anyway we're not going to constantly rehash past stuff, i.e. in terms of winning by the biggest margins, Rog's best season was 2021 with his win in Itzulia versus Pog, his Olympic ITT gold, Vuelta dominance & two Italian semi classics.

Right now I don't actually care much about comparisons to previous years either, i.e. I just want to see him fit & motivated to race again. That would be a good starting place for the rest of his contract with Red Bull. .